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COMMUNICATIONS and Public Affairs

Resources for Educators

Welcome to ACOE’s Communications’ Webpage. This section provides access to the many teacher resources at the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE), which includes Credentialing Services, Curriculum and Instruction Resources, Alameda County Board of Education Services, Alternative Education, The Teacher’s Tool Box, and Career Pathways. Please send us an email if you would like to have other resources listed here.

Curriculum & Instruction

Our staff and resources are focused on improving teacher quality and achievement for all students. We operate over 300 programs and have become the primary provider of professional development and support services for K-12 educators throughout a seven-county region. Our direct services are aligned with state standards, state mandates, and the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal legislation. We house numerous state and regional programs and many of our specialists are distinguished for their research driven, quality work with underserved and high-need student populations.

Credential, Certification, and Exam Services
  • ACOE Human Resources
    Our credentials experts assist school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, private schools, and adult schools with many facets of the credentialing process
  • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
    ACOE encourages Alameda County teachers to seek national board certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) - The NBTS is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose mission is to advance the quality of teaching and learning.
Alternative Education

The Alameda County Office of Education Student Programs and Services (SPAS) Division operates year-round alternative educational programs for a diverse student population at sites throughout the county. SPAS works in collaboration with a variety of agencies to provide support and services for youth and their families. SPAS serves students who are under the protection or authority of the juvenile court system, have special needs related to independent study, are pregnant or parenting, are in substance abuse recovery, and who have been expelled or suspended from traditional local school districts, often because of behavior or attendance problems.

General Education Development (GED) Testing
Teacher's Toolbox

Looking for ideas, lesson plans, educational resources? Check out these sites:

artiseducation.org—Alameda County-wide alliance working together to create systemic change and develop public understanding about the essential role of arts learning in a high quality education for every child, in every school, every day.
http://www.ccsesaarts.org/content/toolbox.asp—This guide is a tool for school, district, and county administrators to assist in developing K-12 visual and performing arts programs.
http://www.gopublicschools.org/ —Coalition of over 250 parents, teachers, principals, and community leaders from the hills and flatlands, East, West, and North Oakland, charter and district public schools who share a belief and vision for improving Oakland's public schools.
4teachers.org—The online space for teachers integrating technology into the classroom
A-Z Teacher Stuff—Find lesson plans, thematic units, teacher tips, printable worksheets and blacklines, emergent reader books, and more
AboutSchool—Online activities and printable worksheets for a wide range of subjects and for all age levels
AOL @ School—Locate over 22,000 lesson plans, activities and other educator-reviewed resources
Bay Area Writers Project—The Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP), housed in the Graduate School of Education, is a collaborative program between UC Berkeley and Bay Area schools. For over 30 years, BAWP has been a vital resource for teachers and schools in the Bay Area, not only in the teaching of writing but also as a model of professional development, teacher leadership and reform.
California Healthy Kids Resource Center—The California Healthy Kids Resource Center (CHKRC) maintains a comprehensive collection of health education materials for use by teachers, administrators, university faculty, LEA staff and other professionals who work with preschool through 12th grade students in school settings and after-school programs. The California Healthy Kids Resource Center is funded by the California Department of Education School Health Connections, Healthy Kids Program, Nutrition Education and Training Unit and the California Department of Health Services Nutrition Network. The California Healthy Kids Resource Center was created to encourage schools throughout California to establish stimulating and effective health education programs and to provide accurate and sound information about health issues.
Education World—A complete online resource where educators find the lesson plans and research materials they were looking for
Google for Educators—Features tips on using Google tools in the classroom and other information relevant to teachers
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators —A categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth
PBS TeacherSource—Provides PreK-12 educational resources and activities for educators tied to PBS programming and correlated to local and national standards
Scholastic Teachers—Find timely lessons and interactive activities for your grade level and get expert advice
Teachers Net—Access teacher discussion boards, chatrooms, lesson plans, project ideas and teaching tools
Get Connected Oakland-The Purpose of Get Connected Oakland is to eliminate the Digital Divide in Oakland by making it as simple as possible for people who aren't connected yet to get access to Broadband high speed internet along the the training and tech support needed to attain digital literacy and digital mastery.